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Immigration and Perceived Social Position. Insights from an Unintended Survey Experiment

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  • Fazio Andrea

    (Department of Social and Political Science, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy)

  • Florio Erminia

    (University of Rome Tor Vergata, HEC Montréal and Sophia Cooperative affiliate, Rome, Italy)

Abstract

Using data from an involuntary survey experiment in Germany, we investigate whether priming people on immigration affects their self-perceived social standing. Our findings suggest that individuals who are administered a module concerning attitudes toward immigration perceive themselves as in a higher social position than would otherwise. Consistently with previous literature, we find that this effect is driven by right-wing-leaning individuals.

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  • Fazio Andrea & Florio Erminia, 2023. "Immigration and Perceived Social Position. Insights from an Unintended Survey Experiment," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 23(2), pages 547-564, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:bejeap:v:23:y:2023:i:2:p:547-564:n:3
    DOI: 10.1515/bejeap-2022-0337
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    Keywords

    attitudes towards immigration; priming; survey experiment; perceptions;
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    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination

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